Hi,
I have a bungalow with a loft space height at apex of approx. less than 6ft (as my bald head scars will testify).
I have measured out each ground floor room and come to an overall area of 75sq metres (a good overestimate). This calculation of the ground floor leads me to assume that my loft space is also 75sq metres.
I have a extra ring main running via the loft space to serve various outlets at ground floor level and would like to tap in and add a few 13amp sockets to the loft space as the cable is there and would be easy to do....... BUT.... there is the question of circuit square footage to overcome.
Would the loft be excluded from the calculations in the total circuit square footage? If it has to be added then it must be ruled out as the fact of merely adding a single socket would add 75sq metres to the circuit allowance.
I currently use a radial for tv and loft light but would prefer to tap into the 13 amp power circuits as there is no limit to total number of sockets (I believe) AND this would allow me to drop a few extra spurs to ground level and shorten the total cable run due to sockets needing a drop and return to complete the circuit.
Have searched but without success. Hope someone can put me right on this.
Cheers,Jim
I have a bungalow with a loft space height at apex of approx. less than 6ft (as my bald head scars will testify).
I have measured out each ground floor room and come to an overall area of 75sq metres (a good overestimate). This calculation of the ground floor leads me to assume that my loft space is also 75sq metres.
I have a extra ring main running via the loft space to serve various outlets at ground floor level and would like to tap in and add a few 13amp sockets to the loft space as the cable is there and would be easy to do....... BUT.... there is the question of circuit square footage to overcome.
Would the loft be excluded from the calculations in the total circuit square footage? If it has to be added then it must be ruled out as the fact of merely adding a single socket would add 75sq metres to the circuit allowance.
I currently use a radial for tv and loft light but would prefer to tap into the 13 amp power circuits as there is no limit to total number of sockets (I believe) AND this would allow me to drop a few extra spurs to ground level and shorten the total cable run due to sockets needing a drop and return to complete the circuit.
Have searched but without success. Hope someone can put me right on this.
Cheers,Jim